Chapter 251 – Reunion
Trisian nodded and went to the guards. He will probably disperse the rest except for the two people who will accompany him.
The onlookers who had gathered began to disperse, perhaps feeling that the situation had settled.
The situation seems to have settled to some extent, so I catch my breath and grab Germi’s firm buttocks, who is glaring at Trician’s back with wary eyes.
“Huh?!”
“Oh, the reaction is cute.”
“What, what are you doing!”
Germi’s tail grabbed my wrist.
“You seem too excited, so I’m going to calm you down.”
“You fool! Is this a meddling?”
The tail around his wrist loosened slightly. Germi still had her arms crossed, but her expression was more docile than before.
“I’ll let you touch it to your heart’s content later. Don’t do it in front of people.”
This kind of reaction from Germi, who pouted her lips and spoke in a gruff manner, is also fresh since it has been a while.
It was so much fun that it brought a smile to my lips.
“It’s been a while, Germi.”
“Oh, Natalia.”
Natalya and Roin, Elena and Germi, who had followed me, began to greet each other.
As I watched Elena and Germi exchange their voices, I noticed the guards leaving in line.
As I said, Trisian approached with two guards to act as attendants.
“As promised, the guards have been sent back. Keep your promises, too.”
“Great. Let’s go in and have a cup of tea to clear up misunderstandings. Germi, guide me.”
“Tsk. Okay.”
Germie, who had been unraveling as she chatted with the other women, glanced at her Trissian, and she clicked her tongue briefly again and started walking in front of her.
The members of the organization guarding the entrance opened the way as if splitting.
“Everybody go back to their seats and finish their work.”
“”Yes!!””
Germi’s word echoed with a booming response, and her gang members dispersed and disappeared.
As soon as I entered the hall inside her, I saw Thermia’s figure.
Thermia greeted Germi with her worried eyes, and when she saw me coming in after him, her eyes widened.
“Hanseong!”
“Thermia-san, how are you?”
“Ah~ I really missed you. I was very worried when I heard that she had come as a group from the guards, but seeing Hanseong’s face, I feel relieved.”
As if she had endured ten years of her life, Thermia wiped her chest and exhaled, and a smile naturally grew on her face.
“Fortunately, nothing seems to have happened, right?”
“Now we have to share the story carefully.”
Accompanied by the party, I went into the drawing room. She burrowed into the soft sofa and offered Trissian a chair opposite.
She sat down on the sofa with her back straight, and behind her two attendants stood in rapt rest.
The army is well captured.
“Now, have a drink here.”
Thermia took a sip of the tea she had prepared and invited Trician as well. She stared blankly at her teacup set in front of her without saying a word.
“I’m relieved because I didn’t take any drugs. The attendants in the back aren’t going to drink anything anyway, are they?”
“Whoa…”
Trissian let out a small sigh and took off her helmet.
Silky black long hair that is hard to tell how it was stored, and Trician’s bare face hidden under her helmet was revealed.
It’s nice to see the shiny chocolate-colored skin, long eyelashes, black eyes like obsidian that look pitiful, and a sharp nose.
This is what makes it look cool. It is a beautiful image that gives a feeling of being called.
She also ‘clicked’ off her gauntlets, exposing her bare hands, grabbing the teacup and taking a sip.
Before handing her the tea in her mouth, she opened her mouth and took the initiative.
“You mean there have been frequent disappearances lately?”
“Hmm… Gulp. What are you pretending not to know?”
Trissian nodded her head and looked at me.
“I had just returned from being in Arpagon. I don’t know anything about this side.”
“Hmm…”
Trisian stared at me as if trying to ascertain the truth of my words. One of the guards standing behind her whispered something in her ear.
“It seems to be true. Good. To put it simply, there have been recent incidents of people going missing in the forest near the city.”
“How do you know they are missing?”
“Families of the missing have been reporting to the security forces. He said he went to the forest and never came back. Even after examining the entry and exit list of the gate, there was no record of the person who went out and returned.”
“Is it possible that he left as is?”
Westway is the largest trading city in the western part of the kingdom, and the traffic volume is enormous, and it is natural that those who have passed through this place will not return.
“The missing people are all those who had families in the city. If you think of people who have no family to report, there are probably more missing people than those reported.”
“Hmm… What is the purpose of the people who have gone out to the woods near the city?”
“There were a lot of hunters and pharmacists. Most of the missing disappeared after leaving for the forests to the southwest.”
“The southwest forest… ?”
“Yes, I know that there is a building related to your black moon over there.”
“A building related to us in the forest to the southwest of the city… ?”
As I was frowning because I wanted something, Germi, who was next to me, opened her mouth.
“That’s the building we use for storage. We’re planning to build a textile factory there soon, so it’s under construction. It’s just your guess that we have anything to do with the disappearance!”
Germi’s words came to mind now.
Yes, Danny. One of the officers of the Black Moon. An executive who promised to invest in our textile factory. The building and site he provided for the textile mill were in the woods to the southwest of the outskirts of the city.
“I can confirm with my own eyes whether it is speculation or truth. In the past, I couldn’t confirm because of the interruption of the guard chief who took bribes from you, but you guys know very well that things aren’t the same now, right?”
Yes, in the past, no matter what the black moon did, as long as it didn’t go too far, the guards would close their eyes and let it go. So Trisian, who was being pressured by the superiors, couldn’t touch us even as he gnashed his teeth at us.
However, the story of how she proudly came to the black moon with the guards…
“Looks like you’ve taken out all the trash inside the guards, right?”
“Yes, most of the guards officers above me were executed. Recognized for taking care of the traitors, I am now the captain of the guard.”
“If you are the captain of the guard, you must have a lot of work to do, but are you coming out and moving like this?”
“The mission of the guards is to protect the safety and property of the lord, and furthermore, the city. Recent frequent disappearances are disturbing the security of the city. It’s the first task to be eradicated, so I’m just moving myself.”
He shrugged at her words.
Yes, the guards here are not the police like I used to know. Do not misunderstand.
We must not forget that this is a society where classes exist.
“We haven’t forgotten that the reason why those traitors were punished was because of the information that someone gave them, right?”
“I know that, of course. But you must have said it with your mouth. I won’t do anything like kidnapping anymore. But look at this situation. There are still cases of missing people around the city. All I can say is that you blame a man named Johannes for everything, cut his tail, and still hide and kidnap people.”
“If we abducted as Mr. Trisian suspected, at least nothing will come out even if we search this building.”
“What?”
At my words, Trisian frowned and asked again.
“There has been a disappearance in the woods to the southwest of the outskirts of the city, and Mr. Trisian suspects that the disappearance has something to do with us, right?”
“Yes.”
Trissian nodded.
“But there will be no kidnappers in this building.”
“You say that well. Are you kidding me?”
“Because, think about it. To kidnap people from outside the city and bring them back in, you have to pass through the guards guarding the gates. They say they kidnap people and hide them. Trisian, are your guards so incompetent that they can’t even smuggle people in?”
Little provocation. If you are a proud person, you have no choice but to deny the current question. But Trisian gave a different answer than I expected.
“Guards are people too. I have no doubts about the possibility that he was deceived, or that he was seduced. In fact, not too long ago, the officers of the guards had rotted away.”
They admit that they may be incompetent. It’s also hard to find gaps.
“Then good. First, let’s go see the slaves in the dungeon. The slaves over there are all prisoners taken over from the guards. As long as the documents and the number of people match, there is no problem, right?”
Germi looked a little annoyed at my suggestion and asked if we had to show the inside after all, but now we have no choice but to prove our innocence.
